Any chance for a second opinion on another island Jay? Otherwise, it appears some rest is in order for the muscles to heal themselves...

...:-) I'm sure Peter was only interested in comparing "one cactus" with another's:-)


Think I had one of my best workouts this morning in the garage:

rev curls @60lbs 5/8
bicep curls @65lbs 5/8
standing upright row @75lbs 5/8
standing French curls @80lbs 5/8
standing press @85lbs 5/8 new weight

Hey, MuscleTechs CreaCore is my new buddy. CreaCore rocks baby:-) You guys have a great Saturday...

Heavy back today, T-bars, Bent over rows, pullups, cable rows, pulldowns, dumbbell rows.....I looked like I showered with my clothes on by the end. Just 3 more workouts before I take 5 days off for a mini-vacation, so I plan to make them count.

:-)...going anyplace exciting on your mini-vacation Tom?:-)

Went in and did a very short easy leg workout today. Thank God for the smith machine, so I only have to use one hand on the bar.

Mark, a second opinion on Oahu or even LA might be in store.

:-) :-)

I will be working out of town for the next several days, there's no 24 hour fitness nearby. Gonna stop in at some random gym to buy a week pass.

Chest/arms/abs today.

Last workout for 5 days today, gonna try to do a little of everything.

This morning, Thursday, and Saturday before driving over to Vegas for me Tom...

Another decent workout in the garage this morning:

rev curls 5/8
bicep curls 5/8
standing upright row 5/8
standing French curls 5/8
standing press5/8

Added a small fan to blow air around in the garage. Kinda nice:-)

Hope Vegas is good to you Mark!

I did everything but shoulders today, tore it up. Earned my 5 days off as best I could.

Hockey tonight, then R&R until Monday. Hit it hard, Men. :-)

Back day, went well.

Found a nice gym near by the hotel. Had a lot weird stuff there... grip machine? Never seen that before. Old school stuff there.

Near which hotel, Huy?

So... quick little poll... do you prefer bench pressing a) all the way down to the chest (or off by only an inch-ish) or b) until your upper arms are parallel to the ground? I've heard so much different stuff including, from a personal trainer: "90* counts as a full rep" and "beyond 90* is where injuries happen"... from other people I've heard that just doing 'partial reps' is a way to hurt yourself... is this question going to get the same array of responses as a question like 'which cigar is the best ever'? :-)

Word on the street Tom is "The EZ Lei" hotel:-)

I go to just a tad parallel at this point in my life, Dan. Below that takes much of the stress off the chest muscles and puts it on the shoulders, tendons, etc.

I used to bury the bar like is necessary for a competition lift, but I find I get better development keeping constant tension on the muscle I am targeting. .

I am like Tom, I do not let the bar touch my chest. I go short of it, I find it when I do let it go that far down, I stress too much on shoulder and not enough on my chest.

And Tom, my hotel in Redding. Not in LA. I'll be here till tomorrow afternoon. Think I will take tonight off though, may be meeting up with a local for a cigar.

Shoulder day, just went to the gym at my hotel... not a whole to do but made the best of what I had to work with.

5 days off, got back in the gym today and pounded out some legs. Gotta wotk off all that moonshine. :-)

Holy crap, did something my friend calls animal workout. Bear crawl, Spider-Man's, scorpions, spider, rabbit, chicken and a whole lot more... I have no core :-).

Interesting I was taught to do full range if motion, anything less was just cheating yourself.

we do those all the time in jiu jitsu...